Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 572603 · MC-277723
HOWARD WAYNE TATE
DBA TAT-023-485
1 power unitsSLOCOMB, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-277723 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1994Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HOWARD WAYNE TATE safe to work with?
Is HOWARD WAYNE TATE safe to load? HOWARD WAYNE TATE (USDOT 572603, MC-277723) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SLOCOMB, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HWHOWARD WAYNE TATE 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Canal · 94–01
Canal · 02–07
Canal · 09–13
Auto Owners · 22–26
19942026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 36 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2022 → Mar 2026 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2009 → Apr 2013 | $1M | 5 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2007 → Apr 2008 | $1M | 8 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2002 → Apr 2007 | $1M | 9 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 1994 → Mar 2001 | $1M | 13 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SLOCOMB, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@coffmantruck.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 317614USDOT 1729059
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2479 SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 85, SLOCOMB, AL, 36375
- Mailing address
- 2479 SOUTH COUNTY RD 85, SLOCOMB, AL, 36375
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (334) 726-5006
- Web domain
- coffmantruck.com
Registration
- Officer
- Howard Wayne Tate
- USDOT / docket
- 572603 · MC-277723
- First registered
- 08/23/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 08/16/2024 · 29,761 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is HOWARD WAYNE TATE's USDOT number?
HOWARD WAYNE TATE's USDOT number is 572603, and its motor carrier number is MC-277723.
Is HOWARD WAYNE TATE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HOWARD WAYNE TATE is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HOWARD WAYNE TATE's fleet?
HOWARD WAYNE TATE operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HOWARD WAYNE TATE based?
HOWARD WAYNE TATE is based in SLOCOMB, AL.